Portable carrier



Aug. 6, 1940; I v 0 EN V 2210,643

PORTABLE CARRIER Filed July 13, 1938 6 INVENTOR OZeyK War/"6rd i Q 5 tilPatented Aug. 6, 1940 PATENT ,OFFlCE PORTABLE CARRIER Otey Y. Warren,Roslyn Estates, N. Y.

Application July 13, 1938, Serial No. 218,921

2 Claims.

This inventionrelates to containers and more especially to portablebottle carriers for conveniently and securely carrying a plurality ofbottles.

The object of this invention .is to provide a more generally simplifiedand eflicient carrier which can be quickly and easily assembled anddisassembled.

comprehensively stated, the invention is dirooted to a carrier adaptedto receive a plurality of bottles, the carrier comprising a pair ofupstanding walls adapted to retain the bottles in position and securedagainst relative movement by easily manipulated latching or lockingmeans.

More specifically stated the invention com prises an arrangement foreffectively locking the side walls of the container against relativemovement, the arrangement being easily manipulated, in both setting upthe carrier and unlocking it for the purpose of releasing the bottles.

In the drawing accompanying this specification several embodiments ofthe invention are illustrated, although it is to be understood that suchembodiments are merely for the purpose of af-' fording a clearunderstanding of the underlying principles of the invention so thatthose skilled in the art may readily understand it without, howeverlimiting the invention to the specific details shown therein.

In said drawing:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the invention.

Fig. .2 is a vertical section, and

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the blank from which the container is formed.

ontinuing now by way of a more detailed I description andrefer'ring moreparticularly to the assembled container as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, abase A has an upstanding back wall B and an initially arced side wall Cwhich back and wall rise preferably from opposite edges of the base,each terminating at their upper end in vertically disposed juxtaposedflaps B and C, the latter having registering openings D and D to ailorda handheld for the carrier. The plane of the side wall C intersects thebottles E and has bottle receiving openings F conforming in shapesubetantially to the intersected bottle section so as to restrictmovement of each bottle in all directions, and thereby securely hold thebottles in place while exposing them to view. The vertical upstandingflaps B and C, rising from the upper edges of back B and side wall C asabove indi cated, are locked together by latch members G and H, formedwith the upstanding flaps B and C respectively. When vertical upstandingflaps B and C are placed face to face, with handbetween the inner edgesof latch retaining members H, so that when the former is folded over andlocked in place, it is held tightly between the inner edges of latchmembers H, thereby preventing any lateral motion of upstanding flaps Band C or back B and side wall C.

By reason of the comparatively large openings F, the bottles may beinserted expeditiously, the lower end of the bottle being stoppedagainst the lower end 0! the openings F. When the tops of the side walland back are drawn together and locked in position the side wall C is inmost cases slightly arced as shown in Fig, 2. When the carrier in placeis suspended by grasping the handhold opening D, the side wall C tendsto straighten out so as to also bring the upper end, of the opening Finto engagement with the neck of the bottle, thereby affording a stopagainst movement of the top of the bottle.

In assembling the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2 from the blank shownin Fig. 3, the blank is preferably bent along the scored lines J-J andK-K to form the base A and the back B and the side wall C, the bottlesare placed in the openings F before the upstanding flaps B and C arelocked together. In looking the container, latch member G is folded overbetween retaining latch members H, and latch hook L is pushed intokeeper opening G, latching indentation M being forced into position by adownward motion of guide flap N. Similarly in unlocking the containerguide flap N is pulled upward, thereby disengaging indentation M. Whenthe carrier is locked, the handhold flaps B and C are brought togetherthereby drawing the side wall C across the bottles and slightly arcingthe sidewall as heretofore explained. When the carrier is lifted by thehandhold, the side C tends to straighten and wedge the bottle in theopening.

It is claimed:

1. A portable carrier consisting of a blank oi flexible sheet materialhaving intermediate its ends transverse fold lines which demark a bottomsection and opposed side wall sections, said side wall sections eachhaving a handle piece endextension with a hand hole therein, the handlepiece on one side wallv being foldable into face abutment with thehandle piece on the other side wall with the two hand holes inregistration to form a single hand hole through the top of v thecarrier,- one of the'opposed side walls having pivotally connectedthereto at a fold line thereof a latch tab comprising head and neckportions, the head portion having a laterally projecting hook, whichtab, before the carrier is locked, projects outward from the end of suchwall in the plane of the handle piece thereof and into the carrier handhole, with clearance between it and the periphery of the hand holesuflicient to permit it to be swung freely through the carrier handlefrom such plane to carrier locking position, slit means extendinglongitudinally of and as means for holding the two side walls againstrelative lateral displacement when the 'walls are locked together in theclosed state of the carrier.

2. A portable carrier consisting oi asblank of flexible sheet materialhaving intermediate its ends transverse fold lines which demark a bottomsection and opposed side wall sections, said side wall sections eachhaving a handle piece end-' extension with a hand hole therein, thehandle piece on one side wall being foldable into face abutment with thehandle piece on the other side wall with the two hand holes inregistration to form a single hand hole through the top of the carrier,one of the opposed side walls having pivotally connected thereto at afold line thereof a latch tab comprising hook and neck portions, whichtab, when the carrier is unlocked, projects outward from the end of suchwall in the plane of the handle piece thereof and into the carrier handhole, with clearance between it and the periphery of the hand holesuflicient to permit it to be swung freely through the carrier handlefrom such plane to carrier locking position, the other side wall havinga slit parallel to the carrier bottom for insertion therein of the hookor .the latch tab, and having a pair of shoulder pieces projecting intothe hole in the handle piece of such wall without encroachment on spacerequired for insertion of the hand and spaced apart sufliciently topermit entry therebetween of the latch tab neck while serving as lateralabutments and centering means for the tab, and a finger piece on theneck of the latch tab whereby to effect a combined forward and lateralmovement thereof to cause the hook to pass through said slit and intolocking position, and to release the hook when desired.

OTEY Y. WARREN.

